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of Swaziland. It turned out to be the real stuff, so I was very 
soon relieved of most of it by my neighbours. However, the 
following two cases came under my notice which made me believe 
it to be the genuine stuff. A neighbour of mine had the misfortune 
to be bitten by a Puff Adder, on the instep. He was barefooted. 
He ran to his house, a distance of about a hundred yards. 
Reaching the dining-room, he practically collapsed. Fortunately, 
his Kafir cook was at hand, and on hearing the news, imme- 
diately broke a bottle, and with a piece of the glass scarified 
right and left across the punctures. He rubbed in a quantity 
of Zibiba (not very much), and the bitten man swallowed a 
quantity, as much as would cover the point of an ordinary 
penknife. Nothing else was done. For two days the leg was 
considerably swollen, but on the third, it went down, and the 
man in question recovered. 
‘The second case was with a dog. , My pointer one morning, 
under my very nose, was bitten, also by a Puff Adder, on the 
lower lip. He gave a startled yelp, and at once scratched his 
head most violently with his fore paws. Within five minutes 
his whole body contracted into large bumps, and his head assumed 
most startling proportions, so much so that the eyes could not 
be seen. As I usually carry Zibiba with me, and a sharp Gillette 
Safety Razor blade, I called a boy, who held the dog down. I 
examined his head, found two large punctures on the lower lip. 
These I scarified and rubbed in Zibiba, and gave him a good dose 
also. After two hours he seemed very bad, so I gave him a half 
cup of French brandy with a little water, after which he lay 
quite still. The next day the swellings on his body were gone. 
His head was still a bit swollen, but he was otherwise none the 
worse for the bite. 
‘These two cases are quite genuine. I have about a sufficient 
quantity of this Zibiba left for a cure, which I will willingly 
forward if you are prepared to test it upon animals bitten by 
Puff Adders. Let the bite be on the hind-quarters, thereupon 
immediately scarify the wounds, rub in a fair quantity of the 
Zibiba, and give the rest internally. This Zibiba has cured two 
cases to my knowledge, and should you be successful, I think 
that would be sufficient proof that it is a positive cure.”’ 
